Malpighiaceae FAMILY

Hiptage benghalensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hiptage benghalensis is an evergreen shrub that can adopt a climbing habit. It sends out branches that can be 3 - 10 metres or more long[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is gathered from the wild for medicinal use[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

HabitatDense forests, sparse forests, shrub forests of valleys, riverbanks, field margins, roadsides at elevations of 100 - 1,900 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].